Australia stocks fell, with the S&P/ASX 200 ending down 0.4% amid drops for the country's big four banks, which make up more than a quarter of the index's weighting. Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA.AU) declined 0.9%.

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The Nikkei in Japan fell 0.4%, with financial and export-dependant stocks like Nomura Holdings (8604.TO) and Sony (6758.TO) each losing more than 1%.